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The iBamboo speaker is now officially funded over at Kickstarter, but in the event a hunk of bamboo in your living room clashes with your decor, head on over to etsy.com. The seller YellowGlueBlues has a shop full of wooden speakers with the similar concept of amplifying the iPhone’s speaker through a hollow wooden base. […]
Wooden iPhone/iPad Speakers Read More
I’m on a Moleskine kick lately, and I found that Levenger has a beautiful leather cover for the pocket-sized Moleskine notebooks. The Soul Skin cover is only available in black. The cover is held closed by a pair of loops that can accommodate a pen up to 5/8″ thick. The Soul Skin is $75; you
Levenger Soul Skin Cover for Moleskine Notebooks Read More
The Noon Solar company was started by two Chicago-based women in 2002. They began using recycled vinyls, but they soon realized that using naturally-tanned, vegetable-dyed leathers better fit their desire to reduce the reliance on petrochemical-based products. They make a line of bags with this leather and hand-dyed hemp canvas that incorporate solar panels to
Get a Charge from Noon Solar Bags Read More
All types of people love Molekine notebooks – writers, artists, tech-lovers, and everyone between. Moleskine eventually realized that people even wanted a way to make their electronic devices look like their notebooks, and they issued official covers for iPad, iPhone, and Kindle. Now they are introducing gear bags that are inspired by their iconic notebooks.
Moleskine Messenger Bag Read More
There’s nothing more horrible than tangled earbud cords. Ok, there are many things more horrible than tangled earbud cords, but for the purposes of this news post, let’s pretend there isn’t. 😉 The iANGLE is a 2 in 1 iPhone and iPod touch accessory that’s an earbud cord keeper and a viewing stand for your
iANGLE – A stand for your iPhone and storage for your earbuds Read More
You’ve probably heard the term “Vampire Power”? It’s the power that some electronic devices “suck”, when they are plugged in, but not being used. One example of such a device is an AC adapter that charges your gadgets. In addition to being a huge waste of energy, Vampire power is something that you pay for
Save Energy with the OnPlug Read More
I have been a long-time Sony Reader fan. I loved my PRS-500, and jumped at the chance to get a PRS-700 for its promise of a built-in light. Turns out the light was not so great a feature, but I quickly became addicted to the touch screen. I have been hoping that Sony would update
The Nook Simple Touch Reader Read More
The Cinemin Slice pico projector from WowWee works with most any personal media device. The Cinemin has an Apple docking connector that lets you plug in an iPad or iPad 2, iPod, or iPhone (docking adapters included). If you don’t have an Apple device, you can plug in most personal media players using the Mini-HDMI (1.3)
Take Projection Out of the Theater and Into Any Room with the Cinemin Slice Read More
The new 8″ Android tablet from Vizio is now available for pre-order. The VTAB1008-1 tablet will have the V.I.A. Plus interface on the Android 2.3 platform. It has 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, and a built-in GPS. It has the usual tablet features: capacitive multi-touch touchscreen (1024X768), front-facing camera for video chatting, accelerometer, and 10-hour battery life.
Vizio 8″ Android Tablet Bundle is Available for Pre-Order Read More
If you keep your mobile phone in a purse or pocket, this Bluetooth bracelet from My Transformer Toys will alert you with vibration and a Caller ID display for incoming calls. It’s more feminine than similar products we’ve looked at here on The Gadgeteer, and doubles as a clock. It’s available in Red, Pink, Gold,
Geek Jewelry – Bluetooth Bracelet / Clock Read More
I’ve had a cellphone for more than 15 years, but I almost never used it until we got rid of our landline. I still don’t use my cell phone very much – except for my weekly 3-4 hour call with my friend, Leah. All those stories about radiation from cell phones mean more to me
The iPhone Desktop Handset Read More
I’ve seen a lot of watchbands for the 6th generation iPod nano, but the Incase Flex Wristband is the first “stretchy” one I’ve seen. The flexible steel band stretches to fit most any wrist. It’s available in black, gold, or silver matte finish that looks much more sophisticated than those silicone bands. All controls and
Incase Flex Wristband for 6th Generation iPod nano Read More
Topaz Adjust from Topaz Labs is a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that can quickly create single-frame HDR effects. The plug-in works with Photoshop CS3-CS5 and Photoshop Elements 6-9 on Windows and Mac computers. (It will work with some other platform-specific applications, too.) With Topaz Adjust, you can easily correct and balance image color and exposure.
Make Your Photos Pop with Topaz Adjust Read More
HP has created a new competitor for the iPad 2, the TouchPad. The TouchPad comes in 16GB and 32 GB for internal storage space and is priced similarly to the iPad2, $499.99 and $599.99, respectively. It features webOS 3, has Adobe Flash-enabled web browsing, 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon, WiFi, and features BeatsAudio. With webOS, TouchPad
New Competition For iPad 2 – The HP TouchPad Read More
Throw the Eton Raptor in your gear when you go camping or hiking and you’ll be able to do everything from guiding your way with a compass, to listening to NOAA weather broadcasts, even to charging your cell phone. The Raptor Solar Charger with All-Terrain Guidance Functions replaces the hand crank with a monocrystal solar
Eton Raptor Solar Charger with All-Terrain Guidance Functions Read More
It’s summer time, and that means people all over the country are setting out on vacations. For those of you that aren’t flying to your destination, the Energizer All-in-One Air Jump Power looks like it might be a wonderful traveling companion to stow in the trunk of your car. This 12-Volt system can jump start
Take the Energizer All-in-One Air Jump Power on your Next Road Trip Read More
Lytro wants to change the way we take photos by introducing the concept of ‘living-pictures’. A ‘living-picture’ is a picture that the viewer can change the focus of it (check out the sample images on Lytro’s site). Lytro uses a technology based on (4D) light-field photography, which capture not only the amount of light at
Shoot Now, Focus Later – Lytro is Working on Multi-Focus Cameras Read More
With this kit from Litiholo, you’ll get everything you need to make your own holograms. You’ll get a hologram-quality laser diode, Litiholo RRT20 holographic film that requires no chemicals and no development process, laser-cut laser mount and laser plate mount, batteries, LED darkroom light, and an object for photographing. The kit is so easy to
Make Your Own Holograms with the Litiholo Hologram Kit Read More
Being both a gadget geek and a dad, I am very familiar with LeapFrog’s collection of gear. Their latest gadget is the LeapPad Explorer. It is a tablet designed for the 4-9 year-old set. My 4-year old loved playing with the Xoom while I had it, so I wondered what value could a kids version
LeapFrog Announce LeapPad Explorer Tablet Read More
Microsoft has just launched their Office suite as a cloud based internet application and have named it Office 365. Cloud based services have been around for awhile now, but have been gaining interest and expansion the last few years. Office 365 includes many features such as exchange integration and a complete web based Office suite.
Microsoft just launched their Office suite into the cloud Read More